u/fromthemeatcase

Are you embarrassed by it? Do you view it as a necessary stepping stone to things that you would like later? Do you just think "well, I was 8, what was I supposed to be listening to, Leonard Cohen? Merzbow?" Or perhaps you still listen to some of the stuff you did as a child. It could probably be a combination of all of these based on the particular artist, what stage of childhood you were in, how recently you actually were a child, etc.

Personally, I wouldn't touch anything with a 10 foot pole that I listened to before 1996 (when I was 15 years old). That runs the gamut from the Bon Jovi, Metallica, and Guns N Roses videos that I saw on MTV with my sister in 1988, to the Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer two-headed monster in 1990, to all the grunge pacesetters and also-rans of the next few years. I'm not saying that I think every song by every one of those artists is now terrible, but it just feels like they existed in an entirely different lifetime. Perhaps the reason that I view things that way is why I'm not embarrassed that I ever liked any of it. It's just what was popular at the time and what I had access to as a child in the pre-Internet days.

Why is 1996 the demarcation point? Two words: Britpop and "electronica," as it was referred to then. Both genres had been around for awhile, but 1996 was when I first immersed myself in them, and quickly realized that I liked them much more than any of the stuff I had ever listened to before. I don't regularly listen to acts like Suede and Daft Punk now, but every time I do listen to them I still enjoy them. Yes there's a bit of nostalgia, but I also think a lot of it holds up strictly as music.

I don't think any of this is surprising because the difference between a 7 year old and a 15 year old is vast in terms of both how the brain comprehends things and the experiences gained in the intervening 8 years. Also, while a 15 year old is still not fully developed in their sensibilities (if that's fully possible for anybody at any age), they're way closer to being adult-like.

Occasionally I'll watch the live broadcast of an event that I have money on, but for the most part, I'm not following it minute by minute like I used to try to do sometimes. I think I got tired of just watching my phone as two tennis players went from 40 AD, back to 40 40, then the other player had the advantage, then back to deuce, etc. That doesn't mean that I set it and forget it either. I check back when I have time, because I think even avid Kalshi users have things to do, even things such as jobs. If the event is nearing its conclusion or I think I might want to cash out, then I might pay closer attention for a longer period of time. I mostly place a wager before the event starts. I imagine that people who more often jump in while the event is in progress might do things differently.

4. John Foxx (108 scrobbles)

5. Naked Eyes (55)

6. Jouska (18)

7. Michel Sardou (1)

I once overheard a store employee say that he would address a customer's concern "posthaste." I mean, it's a word that exists and is there to be used like any other, but it sounded very odd and tryhard to me. What words or phrases are like this for you?

When the losses pile up, do you get upset, question your strategy, and try to win it all back at once, or do you stay calm, continue with your strategy, and try to win it back over time? Or something in between those two extremes? Of course I'm posting this because I've had a bad last three days right after posting that I'm doing better than I was before. I'm confident that I'm more in the latter camp because I had a fairly successful previous 3 weeks doing the same things that I've done the last three days. That doesn't mean I'll never change strategy, but 3 shitty days isn't necessarily a sign of anything. It's probably just a natural fluctuation mixed in with some bad luck. At least that's what I tell myself because I don't want to be in the former camp.

I'm not even ready to say that I'm successful or that things have clicked for me yet, but after 5 months of using Kalshi I think I finally know what I'm doing. I've also learned some things not to do, either because they're bad strategies generally or because I don't have the knowledge and/or confidence to successfully make certain types of wagers in certain sports (I've never done crypto, weather, news, etc.)

I'll list a couple off the top, which probably won't prevent them from being recommended a couple of times anyways:

Thriller - Michael Jackson

Situation - Yaz

Edit: others I've remembered:

Frank Sinatra - Miss Kittin and the Hacker

Intermezzo - jj

Palais d'Amour - Bal Pare

I've been using Kalshi for a little more than 5 months, and I've only ever wagered on sports. I guess that's my first limit. I don't have a limit as far as how many wagers I make in a day, but I do limit myself to wagering 10% of my balance on a single event.

I'm already aware of Ace of Base, The Cardigans, Roxette, Army of Lovers, Robyn, Stina Nordenstam, and perhaps a couple of others that just aren't coming to mind right now.

I no longer do combos, I don't feel the need to wager on the "big" event just because it seems like everybody is posting and talking about it, and I no longer think that I can get where I want to be just from one $10 minimum deposit. How would you answer the question in the title?

Sean is a big one for me. Of course they think that I'm pronouncing the name wrong and they say "sen" or "see-on." It's actually a relief when I get a Shawn.

I've had a problem with Geoff before. I assumed that everybody knew it was pronounced Jeff, but I assumed wrong. I was even told "oh, you mean Gee-off." I didn't say much of anything, but I felt like saying "no, I don't. If I meant it, I would have said it."

I can't explain this one, but Timothy has caused employees to melt down and completely shut off on two separate occasions, to the extent that even if it's the only order they have and they see how the name is spelled and that it starts with a T, they still can't figure it out. I think any name more exotic than Bob is too complicated for a lot of people.

Jeffrey Springs from my A's is a good one. Hot garbage on a team playing terribly, but will continue to be trotted out there every 5 days due to being a vet, making $10 million a year, and the A's other options also being terrible.